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Marion’s Laube, Williamsburg’s Weisskopf honored as Wamac Conference boys’ basketball MVPs
Led their teams to division championships
Mar. 2, 2023 3:35 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — Senior guard Brayson Laube of Marion and junior forward Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg have been named most valuable boys’ basketball players in their respective divisions of the Wamac Conference, the league has announced.
Laube, headed to Division II Augustana (S.D.), led East Division players in scoring at 22.5 points per game. He also led the division in field goals made per game and 3-pointers made per game, finishing fifth in assists.
Weisskopf, a University of Iowa football recruit, is West Division MVP for the second year in a row. He averaged 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists, all of which led the division.
Joining Laube on the East Division first team are Marion teammates and classmates Alex Mota and Calen Claypool. The other first teamers are all juniors: Jake Benzing of Solon, Joey Rhomberg of Mount Vernon, Jackson Kutcher of Mount Vernon and Tanner Michael of Independence.
Benzing, Kutcher and Michael were unanimous picks by league coaches.
In the West Division, Williamsburg senior Landon Jepson, Benton Community senior Noah Franck and Center Point-Urbana senior Easton Tupa were unanimous first-team selections. Clear Creek-Amana sophomore Brody Clubb, Center Point-Urbana senior Brandon Miller and Williamsburg senior Ethan Harman are the other first-teamers.
Williamsburg finished 10-0 in West Division play and 14-1 in overall league play. Marion won the East Division with a 7-1 record, finishing 12-2 overall in league play.
The Wolves will play next week at the Class 3A state tournament.
Below are all of the All-Wamac teams.
Wamac Conference East Division
First Team
- *Brayson Laube (Marion), senior
- *Jackson Kutcher (Mount Vernon), junior
- *Jake Benzing (Solon), junior
- *Tanner Michael (Independence), junior
- Alex Mota (Marion), senior
- Calen Claypool (Marion), senior
- Joey Rhomberg (Mount Vernon), junior
- Player of the Year — Brayson Laube.
Second Team
- Gehrig Turner (Solon), junior
- Jake Beatty (Independence), junior
- Bryce Smith (West Delaware), senior
- Vince Steinbrech (Solon), junior
- Brady Erickson (Mount Vernon), senior
- Aidan Bernard (Independence), sophomore
- Jensen Meeker (Mount Vernon), senior
Wamac Recognition
- Josh Beatty (Independence), junior
- Wyatt Kresser (Independence), senior
- Myles Davis (Marion), junior
- Payton Hodges (Marion), junior
- Zach Fall (Mount Vernon), senior
- Sean Stahle (Solon), senior
- Oaken Foster (Solon), senior
- Maddux Lott (West Delaware), senior
- Hayden Lyness (West Delaware), senior
Wamac Conference West Division
First Team
- *Derek Weisskopf (Williamsburg), junior
- *Landon Jepson (Williamsburg), senior
- *Noah Franck (Benton Community), senior
- *Easton Tupa (Center Point-Urbana), senior
- Brody Clubb (Clear Creek-Amana), sophomore
- Brandon Miller (Center Point-Urbana), senior
- Ethan Harman (Williamsburg), senior
- Player of the Year — Derek Weisskopf
Second Team
- Trey O’Neil (Williamsburg), senior
- Kellen Cockrell (Williamsburg), junior
- Madox Doehrmann (Williamsburg), senior
- Ivan Alvarado (South Tama), senior
- Blake Daugherty (Benton Community), senior
- Cameron Dunbar (Vinton-Shellsburg), junior
- Andrew Rotzoll (Clear Creek-Amana), sophomore
Wamac Recognition
- Evan Daugherty (Benton Community), senior
- Owen Tjelmelend (Benton Community), junior
- Hunter Holmes (Center Point-Urbana), junior
- Blayze Havel (Center Point-Urbana), junior
- Haiden Hardy (Clear Creek-Amana), junior
- Cale Berry (Clear Creek-Amana), sophomore
- Daniel Wiese (South Tama), junior
- Cade Rosenberger (South Tama), junior
- Benett Rickels (Vinton-Shellsburg), senior
- Austin Kemp (Vinton-Shellsburg), senior
- Gavin Doehrmann (Williamsburg), senior
*-Indicates unanimous selection
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Marion's Brayson Laube (1) puts up a shot during the first half of their class 3A boy's basketball substate final against the Charles City Comets at Waterloo East High School in Waterloo, Iowa, on Monday, February 27, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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